The Ministry of Health has recorded two-digit cases the past few days and of course, we Malaysians are quite happy with the news as the virus is showing signs of slowing down. Yesterday (19th April), the ministry has reported that there were 84 new Covid-19 positive cases, which brings the total number of active cases to...
We’re Day 34 into the Movement Control Order and a thought in almost every Malaysian’s mind is “when this will end?”. However, it’s not that easy and three factors will have to be considered before the MCO can be lifted. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that life will not be the same again...
A German family told reporters that they would rather be stuck in Malaysia during the Covid-19 outbreak than to return to their home country. According to NST, 50-year-old Ralf Nussbaum is one of the 36 foreign tourists who had been stuck on Pulau Kapas due to the movement control order (MCO) since 18 March. But now he,...
Why can’t Malaysians just stay home? Three Malaysian men were caught playing golf at a golf club in Batu Gajah on Thursday (16 April) and were arrested for violating the movement control order (MCO). According to The Star, Low Teck San (68), Tan Chee Kean (59) and Eugene Wong (37) have been fined RM1,000 and sentenced to three...
As the Movement Control Order (MCO) enters phase 3, rules have gotten stricter and authorities are sterner to ensure that no one violates the government authorised order. Our beloved Agong went on ground himself last night (16 April) to observe the traffic situation in Kuala Lumpur with the implementation of the third phase of MCO. An 18-second video uploaded...
And just like how the virus doesn’t differentiate race, religion or skin color, it also definitely does not set apart age. According to this report by Sinar Harian, about 6% out of the positive cases in Malaysia are children aged 14 and below. That is 315 patients, which is NOT a small number. Health DG Datuk Dr Noor...
Before this, we’ve just been hearing certain areas like Bangi or Sendayan becoming infection clusters. Unfortunately for the first time, two hospitals in Sabah have been identified as Covid-19 infection clusters. The two hospitals are Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Sabah (HWKKS) and also Hospital Keningau. Source: Clinical Research Malaysia Berita Harian reported that State Health Director, Datuk Dr Christina...
In the midst of this global pandemic that has affected hundreds of countries around the world, I must say Malaysia is doing pretty well in handling the outbreak. As of 16 April, which is day 30 of the movement control order, Malaysia records a total of 5,182 confirmed cases. Of that number, 2,766 Covid-19 patients have...
It’s Singapore’s turn to freak out as its number of Covid-19 cases reaches over 4,000. According to an article by Strait Times, yesterday (16th April), Singapore recorded 728 cases in just one day. For the past two weeks including yesterday, foreign workers living in dormitories have been the main cause of the increase. Out of the 728...
In some very promising news to come out of the current Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia, Ministry of Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has announced that Penang, Perlis and Kedah may be declared as some of the nation’s first ‘green states’, if they no longer present any Covid-19 cases in 14 days, according to Malaysiakini and Malay...
